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The mission of the Lake Management
Committee is to promote the protection,
enhancement, conservation, restoration,
and understanding of the precious water
resources of Penn Lake.
The
committee will cover such things as
lake stocking, overall lake
restoration, lake biology, wildlife,
and education. The activities
promoted here will be fun and
educational for both the parents and
children of Penn Lake.
Lake Statistics for Penn Lake:
- Drainage Area:
Approximately 5.6 square miles
- Elevation: 1322
(Bar.) referred to C.R.R. of N. J.
levels
- Shape: Long and
Irregular; maximum length 3150 feet;
maximum width 1350 feet
- Area: 51.2 acres
- Capacity: 577
acre-feet or 188,000,000 gallons
- Depth: Prevailing
20 feet; maximum 27 feet
- Dam: Earth and
stone embankment, 600 feet long,
controlling a head of approximately
40 feet
- Inlet: Wright
Creek, 20 feet wide, 3 to 4 inches
deep, flowing through clean gravelly
channel
- Outlet: Wright
Creek, 20 feet wide, 3 to 4 inches
deep, flowing through clean gravelly
channel
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